Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-20
MOTOR LINE MATTFRS

| When Mr.. Buckridge at the last council
meeting remarked with knowing wink that
the difficulties between the Market street
people and the Wichita &, Suburban railway
would be amicably settled very soon, he
evidently knew what he was talking about
| Some of the Market street people have Wig
! orously objected to steam motors, but
another serious drawback to their interests
| has been the fact that under the ordinance
heretofore granted no through service is
| possible on Market street. The street is cut
| up by two fractions or roadside Davidson
| line from Douglas avenue TO Pine street. and
| the Suburban from Tenth to Thirteenth
| street-and neither is OF any special value to
| Market street. In view of this e company
has been formed, controlled by men whose
interests are closely identified with Market
street, Tor the purpose of building
line On those portions Of the street not
Occupied by the other lines-supplying the
missing links" as it were-and thus furnish
ing the residents of Market street with q
connected service north and south. Mr.. II. Fl.
Richards of the Mercantile Company, Mr..
L. D. Skinner and Mr.. Geo. W. Walter, who
are putting up one OF the finest business
blocks on Market street, constitute sjori-
ty OF the directors of the new company.
Associated with them are two Of the officers
OF the Suburban Company, which ensures a
harmonious operation Of the line through to
Thirteenth street It viii be horse car line
for 4l,a PIT rz-ra no
permits and the property owners desire it,
the new company viii be ready to cooperate
with Mr. Davidson in putting in & cable line
from Thirteenth street to Douglas avenue.
It is understood that all the leading prop
erty owners on Market street are in favor Of
this new arrangement If ratified By the
council and carried into effect the suburban
line viii stop its motors at 18th street, and
run tina cars down town with horses, putting
On double service bs,ow 18th street.
Thus the companies will be satisfied the
citizens Will be placated and everybody viii
have chance to be happy.
The new deal has''rather changed the pro
gram Of the Wichita & Suburban company.
Since their passengers ara given g chance
to come down Market 10 Douglas
avenue it seems to e number Of the com
pany that few Will want TO 90 west 70 Wa
ter and then south to Douglas avenue. As
result it is proposed by soma that that Por-
ton Of the line b. given over ID
the exclusive use Of the
Wichita & Valley Center company
and the Wichita & Suburban company
reach Douglas avenue By going south On
Market street Il is not Appreciated that
there viii Be airy trouble for the Wichita &
Suburban TO sell out to the wichita & Val
ley Center. L seems probable that In g few
days meeting Of the directors Of the two
companies viii Re called and TIE new situs-
ton discussed
In COW ersa.i0n with Msrke. stree. gen
tleman yesterday he expressed himself -
very much pleased a: the result gained e u
would give TIRE s.res. good service while Dc
fore ]: was 10. servica bz: simply ssct8o1zs
Of il used by companies IN order 20 reach
Douglas evsrue. "A viii be remembered i-e
n.-ses O, tia parties interested n tie nsw
company ware given In Sunday izsSzs-